Clupeiformes

Anchovies

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Clupeiformes

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Alosa fallax (Lacepède, 1803)
Coryphaenoides nasutus Günther, 1877
Clupea spratttus
Alosa pseudoharengus
Alosa pseudoharengus
Sprattus sprattus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Sprattus sprattus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Sprattus sprattus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Sprattus sprattus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Tanya Dewey, Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
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Dewey, T. 2007. "Clupeiformes" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed October 25, 2009 at http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Clupeiformes.html. 

 

The anchovies and herrings group is a large group of mainly marine fish. There are about 397 species in 6 families. These are small to large sized fish that often travel in large schools. Many species are very important to humans as a source of food, some species form the basis for large, commercial fishing industries.

 
"Clupeiformes". Encyclopedia of Life, available from "http://www.eol.org/pages/3190". Accessed 20 Mar 2010.